After Jia Ke returned to the mansion, he did not go back directly to Wuyanghou Mansion, but entered Rongguo Mansion through the side door of Rongguo Mansion.
Jia Ke passed through the veranda three times and twice before arriving in front of Jia Mu's main house.
There were several little maids playing in Jia Mu's courtyard. She never stopped these noisy little maids. As long as Jia Mu didn't sleep, these people could play in the courtyard to their heart's content. Jia Mu also
You can feel a bit of excitement from the playfulness of these little maids.
When several little girls playing saw Jia Ke coming, they quickly went up to greet him, and then stood beside him politely. One of them quickly came to the door and opened the curtain for him, and then said inside: "Uncle
Come to see the old lady."
Jia Ke passed through the maids and entered Jia Mu's room, where he saw Jia Mu and a few old ladies playing leaf cards.
The old ladies next to my mother saw Jia Ke coming, and quickly put down their cards to salute him. Everyone in the Rongguo Mansion now knows how powerful Jia Ke is, and they would rather offend Jia Zheng than dare to do anything to Jia Ke.
There is a trace of irrationality.
Jia Ke waved his hands to the old ladies to get them up, and then came to Jia Mu and knelt down in front of her to give her a gesture.
Jia's mother sat in the middle, complaining that Jia Ke had come and the people became more restrained, and then asked Jia Ke to get up and sit next to her.
Jia Ke smiled and followed the old lady's wishes and sat next to her. At this time, Yuanyang had already poured a cup of tea and put it into Jia Ke's hands.
"You are so busy, how come you have time to come to my place?" Jia Mu felt a little strange that Jia Ke came to greet her so early in the morning.
Jia Ke didn't say anything, he just glanced around the room, then picked up the tea and drank it.
Jia Mu is a human spirit who has lived for many years. How can she not understand what it means? So she said to the people in the room: "Your uncle is here. You are still standing here. Go out and get some fresh air."
When the maids and mothers-in-law in the room heard what Jia Mu said, they also breathed a sigh of relief and bowed out of Jia Mu's main room.
"Okay, can you say anything this time?"
Jia Ke still said nothing, but glanced sideways at Yuanyang again.
Jia Mu is really serious this time. Yuanyang is Jia Mu's confidant and knows many shady things. Now Jia Ke doesn't even trust her. I'm afraid something big is really going on.
"Yuanyang, go out and watch, don't let those little hooves eavesdrop." Jia Mu ordered.
Yuanyang then retreated belatedly. At this point, she couldn't compare to Aunt Lai back then. This Aunt Lai had figured out all Jia Mu's thoughts. She didn't even need a look from Jia Mu.
As soon as Jia Mu opened her mouth, Mammy Lai would do it for her right away.
"Are you satisfied this time? What is so mysterious about it?" Jia Mu asked with a serious face.
"Old lady, our family has become more prosperous these years, right?" Jia Ke didn't say anything else, he just asked.
Mother Jia glanced at Jia Ke and her face became more solemn, "Yes, you have held a high position of power over the years, and our Jia family has become the most prosperous family in the capital."
"Old lady, this morning the emperor ordered me to lead the army north to resist the Tatars. I think there is a trick in it." Jia Ke expressed his judgment to Jia's mother with a serious face.
After hearing what Jia Ke said, Mother Jia was not too surprised. She just asked lightly: "Then do you want to be a loyal minister? Or do you want to protect your family?"
After listening to Jia Mu's words, Jia Ke understood the meaning in her tone, so he smiled and said to Jia Mu: "Old lady, what I mean is that as long as the emperor can tolerate me, I will be a loyal minister. If the emperor cannot tolerate me, I will be a loyal minister."
, I can only save the lives of my family."
A treacherous and cunning person like Jia Mu could understand what Jia Ke meant when she heard it. This was to let the emperor take action first, so that he could be the one who made the move later.
"You are sure, this is a matter that affects the lives of hundreds of people in our Jia family." Jia's mother was also a little panicked now.
Although Jia Mu had been looking forward to such a day for a long time, when that day really came, she felt scared from the bottom of her heart. This was to fight for glory and wealth with the lives of nine tribes. But then she thought again, as long as it was
If this is done, the Jia family will be able to rule the world for hundreds of years. It is worth the chance to give it a try.
"Old lady, don't worry. I have made complete preparations. If the emperor takes action after I leave, my military advisor Fan Kang will definitely mobilize the infantry to command the Yamen's troops and blockade our three mansions to ensure everyone's safety. If there is any
Whatever happens, the old lady just gives you orders."
After hearing this, Jia Mu felt relieved and asked, "How is this person's loyalty? Will he betray him halfway?"
"Don't worry, old lady, this man is devoted to me. Even if some people in our house rebel, he will not do anything bad to me." What Jia Ke is worried about now is not the civil servants and generals under his command, but Ning Rong Er.
These masters and servants of the house.
Jia Mu immediately understood what he meant. He was afraid that Jia She and Jia Zhen would cause trouble for him. These two people were greedy for life and feared death. If they didn't do it well, they would eventually sell Jia Ke for the sake of their wealth and life.
After listening to Jia Ke's words, Jia Mu pointed at him with a smile and said: "You hozen, why are you so worried about others? Besides, they have no power, so they just want to sell you, so what can they do? Don't worry, wait until
Once the people from the infantry commander's yamen blockade the three mansions, I will summon them to my courtyard to show you and prevent them from causing any trouble to you."
Jia Ke felt relieved now, "Old lady, don't tell anyone about this matter for now. It won't be too late to announce it to them when we are done."
Jia Mu nodded, "You can go without worry, I, an old lady, will support you in the house."
"Then I will tell my father first. After all, it is such a big thing to go on an expedition. If I don't explain it to my father, I'm afraid there will be complaints."
"Go quickly. From now on, Rongguo Mansion will do as you say."
Jia Ke nodded, then left and went to the front to explain to Jia Zheng.
When Jia Mu saw Jia Ke leaving, she stood up and called Yuanyang in.
"Old lady, do you have any other instructions?" After Yuanyang came in, he was not curious about what happened just now, but stood there waiting for the old lady's instructions.
"Is our inner room free?"
"Back to the old lady, Miss Shi has moved to Qiangweiyuan, and now the back room is vacant." Yuanyang replied respectfully, standing next to Jia Mu.
"In that case, send someone to tidy up, invite a Guanyin Bodhisattva back for me, and decorate it into a Buddhist hall." Jia Mu said absently as she sat there.
Yuanyang heard Jia Mu's instructions and immediately replied: "Don't worry, old lady, I will send someone to clean it up right away. The decoration should be completed this afternoon."
Jia Mu didn't speak, just nodded. Seeing that Jia Mu had no more instructions, Yunyang quietly left and went to find the maid to clean up the inner room.
Jia Mu sat there, silently praying to the Bodhisattva. If Jia Ke could succeed this time, she would definitely rebuild the temple, cast a golden body, and build a magnificent temple for the Bodhisattva in the capital to fulfill her wish.
At this time, Jia Zheng was still talking about poetry and painting with the Qing guests in front of him.
When someone came down below to report that the uncle had come to see him, he suddenly realized that it was getting late, so he asked a few of the purging guests to leave first, and then let Jia Ke come in to reply.
After entering the study, Jia Ke first saluted Jia Zheng, then stood aside with his hands down, waiting for Jia Zheng's inquiry.
"It's so late today, why do you come to my place?"
"Reporting to my father, today in the court, the Minister of War, Lei Ying, reported to the emperor. The Tatars have accumulated hundreds of thousands of troops and horses in Gubeikou, intending to go south. The emperor ordered me to take command and leave the capital immediately. Son, I am now
Come and report to father."
After hearing this, Jia Zheng's face immediately became serious. Although Jia Zheng was a person who didn't care much about government affairs, it didn't mean that he was a fool. He also felt a little frightened by the current situation.
"Is everything going to be okay? Why am I so frightened after hearing what you said?"
"Father, don't worry. I don't think there will be anything big happening this time. My son, although I am leading the troops north for big things, the soldiers and horses in the capital are still my direct descendants. I don't think the emperor dares to move around. Father will just sit quietly in the palace."
"Having said that, I still feel something is wrong. When you go to the north, you must be careful and don't fall into other people's traps."
Jia Ke nodded and said nothing more. Even Jia Zheng saw something was wrong. How confident was the emperor that he could keep himself a secret?
"Don't worry, father. It will be fine if my son goes."
Although Jia Zheng was still worried, seeing Jia Ke's confidence, he stopped saying anything and just kept telling him to be careful.
Jia Ke left Jia Zheng's office and returned to his Wuyang Marquis Mansion. As soon as he walked through the Moon Gate, he met Qin Keqing's nanny Zhu Lin.
Zhu Lin has been waiting for Jia Ke here for a long time. As soon as he saw Jia Ke, he hurried over to salute, with a look of anxiety on his face.
"My slave, Zhu Lin, would like to pay my respects to the uncle."
"There's no need to be polite, wet nurse, please get up quickly."
Zhu Lin stood up straight, and then asked Jia Ke, "Have you received my letter?"
"Don't worry, wet nurse, this letter has arrived in my hands without delay, and it has helped me a lot." Jia Ke expressed his gratitude to Zhu Lin with his hands.
"Now that you've received it, I'm relieved. I just don't know how to deal with this matter?"
Jia Ke didn't hide it and told Zhu Lin: "I'm afraid this time it's really going to be a showdown."
After hearing this, Mrs. Zhu Lin's face showed joy, "In this way, will the old prince's revenge be avenged immediately?"
"Old prince? Which prince is it? Why don't I know?" After hearing these words, Jia Ke's eyes shone with a cold light and he stared at Zhu Lin closely.